Thursday, February 26, 2009
We're Going to "Penhall" This
Guilty until Proven Guilty: Accused of Cheating
Two weeks later (today), after our chem test, my student teacher calls me up along with a couple of other students, one at a time, accusing us of cheating. She said 5 people had the same calculations all wrong using the same number. She asked me where I got 22.4 from when we haven't even learned about it yet.
I was like "From a friend."
"So you cheated off of her?"
"No, I just needed help and like---"
"I understand you guys get the same numbers on your data, but copying each other off for answers is not the right thing to do."
First of all, I didn't cheat...I did all the calculations and my whole write up, besides the data from the lab itself, by myself. And I got that simple number only from a friend. The rest on my own. So how the heck am I supposed to know I wasn't allowed to use 22.4L/1mol or w/e on my lab. The five other people who were also accused weren't even people I was closely associated with at all in my class either.
We tried bringing it up with the student teacher and Mr. Olsberg again and both got furious at us. "Do you want me to bring these papers up to the board? Do you guys want an honor code violation?" No... "Takes your papers. I''m tired of hearing your complaints and excuses. I don't ever want to see you cheating again."
The paper was a zero, but they said they weren't going to record it. At least, I think that's what they said.
So after, I went to my friend's Japanese class, the same one who told me 22.4L/1mol, right next to my 6th period Spanish2 class to rant. We were just talking about how ridiculous it was until my chem student teacher walked into the room, randomly. And I was just like "Crap, she's here O_O" and snuck back to my classroom before she caught my friends and I talking about the cheating issue.
Though, the zero didn't get recorded nor did I get an honor code violation, I was still pretty ticked off. They didn't even try to listen. But I kinda understand where they are coming from, having to deal with students all the time who actually do cheat or not. No one really knows the truth except for the person themself. Although it's very annoying...and I bet my student teacher's going to think I'm a kind of person who cheats now in Chem...how bothersome...She's going to be on my bad side for awhile. Mr. Olsberg too.
Sometimes I think adults treat us so harshly compared to their own peers. Where's our right for due process? Guilty! But--GUILTY! sheesh.
(I know, I'm too Phoenix Wright obsessed).
Saturday, February 14, 2009
To My Handsome Sweet Valentine...
Monday, February 2, 2009
Feeding the Birds their Worms
Zack (in response to Victoria's recruitment schedule email)
!!
Can I trade somebody for Winkle? I asked Victoria to reserve her class for me, but I think she thought I said "Wilton".
Anybody want to trade?
Zack (with Michelle)
sorry zack, i liked (ok maybe not quite like, but didnt hate) winkle lol and i havent seen or talked to her since she left my class last year when she got sick so i kinda want to go do her class and see her.Victoria
oh and did u email all the teachers were visiting to make sure its ok and they dont have a test or anything victoria?
ZackYup. I sent an e-mail out to all the English teachers that you guys are coming on Monday, February 2nd at the beginning of the period and that it'll be short/ sweet. All questions should be sent to baronbanner@fvhs.com.And by the way, if you're hitting "Reply All" Dr. Poff is getting these e-mails from us, too, haha.
Surely you could donate one of your Winkle visits, seeing as how you already have three...MichelleRight now you have eight visits for first period and we have five. Make it 7 & 6, maybe?Hmmm?
lol why does rachel get all penhall? wouldn't it be fair if we evened out the classes, so we wouldn't have all this conflict fighting over classes?Victoria
You guys are too funny.Rachel
because rachel used the rule of taptap. rachel "taptapped" all the penhall and winkle classes, therefore securing her visits to penhall and winkle. and michelle, you have penhall. zack, you have winkle. you already see them. why the need to see them again? next year (when you guys are still here and i am gone) remember the rule of taptap. lol.Claudia
OHMYGOSHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! :)Rachel
you guys know that all these emails go out to EVERYONE?!?!?!??!?!?! or atleast to everyone on the email list...
even dr. poff sees this!!!!!!
LIKE OMG... LOL...THIS IS crazzzzzzzzzzzyyyyyy :]
winkle, penhall, tap tappppppp WHO CARES?!?!? jk... does that even EXIST?! :P
haha... i say zack and rachel should just transfer this conversation into a blog, where we can all comment and read from there.
:)
LOL
i know lol im sure everyone is getting entertainment out of this, even poffZack
and the rule of taptap is a legitimate rule everyone should know :)
and i love how you put some form of a happy face after every paragraph claudia lol :D
Fine.MichelleOnly because you're a senior.But next year I'll be laughing maniacally when I've monopolized all the best teachers.
lol ill make sure to partner with zack LOLDr. Poff
You guys are too funny. Keep it up! i want to see you all crawling over each other to get through the door...Michelle
claudia, neslihaun, and victoria. you stole laframboise from zack and i!! ahhhhhhhhhh >O -revolts- lol
omgosh ragan's class scared zack and i so much D;
-opens door- WILL YOU JUST SHUDDUP?!?!
zack and me: O.O
ranting from teacher to student
BEEP BEPPP BEPPP we'll just uh O_O come bak later -walks away really fast-
zack: I REALLY wanted to stay and listen! i really did!
me: @_@..........
To be continued...or not?
Sunday, January 18, 2009
The Teenage Asian American Project
I've been making this my goal since freshman year of high school and I haven't really gotten to attempting it yet...I probably should soon, I have about two years of high school left before the goal deadline is over.I made a goal to myself to make at least one full-length movie before I graduate. Sounds somewhat challenging, but I think I can do it. And I think I found some inspiration thinking about what it should be able today, while vacuuming the house (I know...weird time to find some inspiration, huh?). I want to make a movie based on the life (lives?) of the teenager Asian-American (maybe more specific...like the first generation Vietnamese-American, such as myself).
I didn't want it based all about me though, I wanted stories to connect with each other...Then I thought, maybe I'll get some of my first generation-Vietnamese and other Asian-American friends and peers to help me create a script.
This is going to be a little project I will attempt at doing to help me start writing the script for my movie. I'm going to get those people to write me a story or essay, I don't care, about their lives as an Asian American. It doesn't matter how long it is and they don't have to put their names. I'm not expecting a melodramatic story. I expect someone to be honest for me to write an accurate script as possible. It could somewhat be like what Nuran did last year for the Baron Banner blogs--Truth. Something where they could write about anything personal and such anonymously. Hard to explain...maybe it's just me.
That will be my basis for now for the movie.
I'll call it...The Teenage Asian American Project (TTAAP).
Saturday, January 17, 2009
In My Dreams...
- have the guts to come up to me face-to-face and ask me out...
- commit to the relationship as much as I would at least...
- sing car karaoke with me without any care in the world...
- dance with me at prom or a ball...or my wedding
- be gentle, friendly, and honest with me so that I will not be afraid to talk to...
- not be clueless and notice when somethings wrong...
- reassure me that he cares and loves me...and hopefully, at least once, that he will go above and beyond what is expected to achieve that goal...
- take interest in what my life is like as I will take interest into his...
- watch the stars with me at night while laying on the wide empty field of grass...
- have a good relationship with my parents and will have parents whom I will have a good relationship with too...
- appreciate having a dog...
- always be open for a hug, even at random times (I hug almost everyone)...
- make the first move...
- have more guts to talk to me about personal things face to face rather than on the phone, or especially on IM chat/texting...
- not be overly-sensitive if I tease him, unless reasonable...
- be my best friend and my boyfriend (and maybe even more later on in life) at the same time...
- try to make me happy
- be the one who I will be proud and happy to call mine...
Monday, December 29, 2008
Holiday Cheer
-Anh: Older brother/male cousin
-Co: Aunt on Dad's Side
-Di: Aunt on Mom's Side
Hey! It's been...almost a month since I last posted an official journal that isn't a survey, etc.
Happy (belated or not) Chrimahanukwanzakah! or Happy Holidays :3 -sing- And a Happy New Year!
This year, we did something different, I had my family Christmas party on Christmas Eve instead, since I guess my cousin who's visiting from Medical School in Minnesota will be busy on Christmas party at her house.
So this year, theres:
-Tony & Chi Phuong (the one that's visiting from Med School)
-Chi Phuong's bf Marcos
-Belle & Chi (Tony's dad's side)
-Johnny
-Chi Trang, Anh Nai, Anh Gon
-Chi Trang's bf Kenny
My cousins Elbert, Natalie, & William always spend Christmas in Texas or San Jose and this year, my cousin Hang and in-law Thai (and sweet little Ethan) are spending Christmas in Arizona with Thai's family. So the party is smaller this year. Plus, my little nieces and twin nephews, Jessica and Jasmine, and Jason and Jacob, usually come, but they aren't anymore (sadly).
Thanksgiving is usually the biggest family reunion of the year. I don't know where we're spending New Years this year, maybe at my house again (we usually spend special holidays at my house).
ANYWAY...
My parents didn't want us to open all our presents, so my cousin opened all their's while Alex and I only opened 2-3 presents and saved the rest for Christmas morning (I never opened presents Christmas morning before
I decided to open the biggest box first. It was like the size of one of those computer thingys that sit next to your monitor or under your desk. It was huge o.O so I opened it. Inside the box was... Elmo Live.
Reactions:
Mine - O_O
Johnny (who helped me open it) - omg lol
Also inside the box was a couple books I wanted for Xmas and...a big Pikachu plushie taht looked just like the one from my room...hmm this looks familiar, especially since it's not in my room at the moment...WAIT A MINUTE! My parents put it in there to take up space...lol But the center of attention was the Elmo Live. My family kept watching it, neglecting their gifts as they stared and was mesmorized by the dancing and talking Elmo. It was so funny. But after awhile, I've grown to love it
"Hey! Elmo has a story to tell you!
-sits down and crosses his legs- Hmmm...Oh! I know!
One day, Elmo was walking down Sesame Street, when all of a sudden, he heard someone say: "FI FI FO FUM! I smell a little monster!"
Elmo was scared. -hand touches chin and shivers-
Elmo looks up -tilts his head up-
...and up -even higher-
...all the way up! -looks up at the ceiling- Whoa-ha-ha! (me: cracking up)
It was a giant!
Elmo screamed! AHHHHHH!!!! -flaps arms and screams up to the ceiling-
But then...the giant screamed too! AHHHHHH!!! -same thing-
Elmo said: "Hey! What are you screaming for? You're a BIIIIG giant!"
The giant said: "But I'm scared of little red monsters."
Elmo and the giant look at each other. -looks up a the ceiling-
And then we laugh for being so silly! Ahahahahahha.
Elmo had so much fun that day with his new friend!
The End!
Elmo loves that story!"
Hahahha.
All of my presents:
-Set of 84 Gel Pens (from Mom)
-Elmo Live!
-Books: (from Dad)
::The Tales of Beedle the Bard (JK ROWLING)
::Th1rteen R3asons Why (Jay Asher)
::The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
::Marley & Me (John Grogan)
::The Memory Keeper's Daughter (Kim Edwards)
::Sarah's Key (Tatiana Rosney)
::Ever (Gail Carlson Levine)
::Fairy Haven and the Quest for the Wand (Gail Carlson Levine)
::The Long Walk (Stephen King)
-Vietnamese Books: (from Co Thu)
::Snow White & the 7 Dwarves
::The other two, I can't tell what the title's mean
-Cute black dress (from Chi Trang)
-Toe socks (from Bianca)
-Socks and a photo frame (from Chi Phuong)
-Scrapbook and scrapbook items (from Chi Hang and Thai)
-A brown puffy vest that looks almost like the one I have already (from Di Oanh)
-Black hand purse that I gave to my mom (from Di Hong)
-Pink thermal-like longsleeve shirt (from Dad)
On New Year's day, Tony and I are going to go to our friend Zong Wei's house for a club potluck. KFC's gonna be there too And Cindy. And other bando friends (club is like 80% bando xD...maybe 90%).
I think I've typed too much. So I'm signing out now. :] Have a great winter break!